JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2015, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (2): 213-216.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2015.02.031

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T helper type 17 and T regulatory cells in primary biliary cirrhosis

Su Lan, Yang Jinhui   

  1. Second Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University,Kunming 650000,China
  • Received:2014-06-11 Online:2015-03-10 Published:2016-02-19

Abstract: Primary biliary cirrhosis(PBC) is a kind of autoimmune diseases with unknown etiology. Th17 cells and Treg cells are two subpopulations of CD4+T cells,plays suppression of,or promotion of inflammatory reactions respectively. They inhibit each other in the differentiation and function. Many studies suggest that Th17 and Treg cells,and related cytokines differ in PBC patients from in healthy persons,but the exact mechanism remains unclear. In recent years,their changes in the pathogenesis of PBC has become a hot topic. This review focuses on the research about Treg cells and Th17 cells and their roles in the pathogenesis of PBC.

Key words: Primary biliary cirrhosis, Th17 cells, Treg cells